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Last week, I had a spirited debate with Anaheim’s Dr. Jose F. Moreno on social media. I respect and admire Dr. Moreno for a number of reasons because while we agree on many things – the most important things I hope – there are things we are not going to agree on. The debate prompted…

Anaheim city council member Jordan Brandman spent the day’s after his key vote on Disney’s expansion plans to pen a letter to the Democratic Party of Orange County’s executive team and Central Committee members. In the letter obtained by TheLiberalOC, Brandman addresses a number charges made by public speakers at the event about what the…

Hot off the tipster wire: Dear Mayor Tait and Councilmembers, As an Anaheim resident and taxpayer I urge you to vote NO on the Disney Entertainment Tax agreement (tax-exemption agreement) put forth by City Staff. I am especially concerned that voting for this binding deal after a holiday weekend with only 10 days notice goes…

Dr. Jose Moreno has penned an open letter to Anaheim Council member Jordan Brandman, asking Brandman to vote no on a proposal to extend the current agreement between the city and Disney for no gate tax for the next 30 years in exchange for the company’s promise to invest $1 billion in the Anaheim theme…

There were three big items on the Anaheim City Council meeting agenda last night; one a proposal from city council member Kris Murray proposed amendment to the city charter that makes it harder to pass a tax increase passed on a 3-2 vote to put this measure on the November 2016 ballot. Mayor Tait and…